I knew him ,loved him,my pals loved him.I cried at his funeral memorial in Vancouver,B.C.A true gentleman in politics in Canada ,a rarity.the father of a world class medical system in Canada.He was a fighter of causes for the little guy against the big bad guys.A pioneer of the socialist movement in Canada,the C.C.F.-N.D.P.,Cooperative Commonwealth Federation-New Democratic Party along with James Woodsworth and James Coldwell.First socialist premier in Canada for the province of Saskatchewan.Went to Ottawa as a Member of Parliament,fed govt,for a B.C. riding.His daughter Shirley Douglas ,an actress married actor Donald Sutherland,his grandson is actor Keifer Sutherland. Keifer wanted to play his grandfather but had other commitments at the time this was filmed. Know you will like this wonderful mini series.
Review of Prairie Giant: The Tommy Douglas Story
